Keep each borehole’s survey, drilling log, materials, crew days and bill on one job.

A well-drilling company sells depth, casing and a result that nobody can see from the surface. The customer pays by the metre or by the job. The only proof of what lies underground is the record made while drilling.

That record is often a pencil sheet kept in the rig cab, while quotes, fuel and wages are tracked somewhere else. The software puts them on the job. One well, one file. A scoping session follows one well from survey to final bill.

The call comes from a farmer, a householder, a factory or a developer. Someone visits the site and walks the ground. They note access for the rig, estimate the depth from nearby wells and quote by the metre, with casing, development and a pump if wanted. After acceptance, the rig is scheduled, a crew is assigned and the store releases bits, casing, pipe and consumables, each line booked to the job before the truck leaves the yard.

Each run goes into the log with depth, material met, water strikes, bit used and hours, so nothing waits on memory until Friday. Fuel goes into the rig and the compressor, and every litre issued is entered against the borehole it was burned on, whichever truck carried it out. Both are logged. At the end the team develops the well, runs a yield test and writes a completion report with the depth and the casing left in the ground. The office then bills metres drilled and items fitted, and plans a pump installation or a later service call.